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H.4.1

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

For Immediate Release
July 30, 1959

WEEKLY AVERAGES OF MEMBER BANK RESERVES, RESERVE BANK CREDIT, AND RELATED ITEMS
and
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
The average of daily figures of member bank reserves for the week ended
July 29 decreased $274 million to $.18,702 million. Estimated required reserves
decreased $124 million; and estimated excess reserves decreased $150 million to
$4l4 million. Member bank borrowings at the Federal Reserve Banks exceeded excess
reserves by $476 million, compared with $348 million the week before.
The principal changes reducing average reserves were decreases of $301
million in Federal Reserve float and $33 million in gold stock, and an increase of
m>99 million in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve Banks. The principal offsetting changes were decreases of $153 million in money in circulation and $46 million in "other" F. R. accounts (net). Total Reserve Bank credit decreased $331
million.
As of Wednesday, July 29, U. S. Government securities held under repurchase agreement were $38 million lower than a week earlier and member bank borrowings were $54 million lower.

Member bank reserves,
Reserve Bank credit,
and related items
Reserve Bank credit:
U. S. Government securities-Bought outright--System account
Held under repurchase agreement
Acceptances-Bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Loans, discounts, and advances-Member bank borrowings
Other
Float
Total Reserve Bank credit
Gold stock
Treasury currency outstanding

Averages of daily figures
Week ended Change from week ended Wednesday,
July 22,
July 30,
July 29,
July 29,
1959
1
1958
1959
1959
(In millions of dollars)

26, 408
51
27
--

+ 18
-

8

+1,373
+
51

26,408
51

11

25

- 1

--

890
-998
28,374
19,636
5, 291 % 4"
53,3Q0r

- 22
- 17
-301
-331
- 33
+ I
-362

+

175
+2,369
-1,616
+
85
+ 839

745
27,860
19,636
5,29I "* 3
52,788- 1

Money in circulation
Treasury cash holdings
Treasury deposits with F. R. Banks
Foreign deposits with F. R. Banks
Other deposits with F. R. Banks
Other F. R. accounts (net)

31,899%)
403
559
271
340
1,137
3%T599"-3-

-153
- 9
+ 99
+ 16
+ 6
- 46
- 89

8o4
294
+
16
29
+
7
4- 96
+ 599

31, 8.56"+'i
402
630
281
337
1,137
34,6L3 16?

Member bank reserves-Required reserves (estimated)
Excess reserves (estimated)
* Less than $500,000.

18,702

-274
-124
-150

+
+

4l4

+

782

631

*

+
-

-

-

240
464
224

«• —

18,145
18,267
-122

On July 29, 1959, U. S. Government securities held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks for foreign account were $4,126 million, an increase of
$31 million for the week and an increase of $969 million from the comparable
dateforaFRASER
year ago.
Digitized


H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Change since
July 22,
July 30,
1958
1959

July 29,
1959

A S S E T S
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for F. R. notes
Total gold certificate reserves
F. R. notes of other Banks
Other cash
Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
Acceptances--bought outright
U. S. Government securities:
Bought outright—
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total bought outright
Held under repurchase agreement
Total U. S. Government securities

18,4o6, l4l
936,862
19,343,003
387,985
392,324
631,370

+

3

-1,352,751
+
74,700
-1,276,051
+
12,098
+
16,737
+ 504,950
342
8,796

38,000
38,000

+ 401,340
-1,296,379
+2,857,565
- 470,836
+1,491,690
+
51,000
+1,542,690

-

108,941

+2,038,502

-

697,773

+

4,997
2,437
2,560
19,993
6,009
70,944

-

+
+
+
-

--

«»•»

25,397
2,406,900
18,649,726
2,867,565
2,483,771
26,407,962
51,000
26,458,962

Total loans and securities
Due from foreign banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

27,115,729
15
5,020,4-30
96,199
240,961
52,596,646

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank reserves
U. S. Treasurer--general account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred availability cash items
Other liabilities and accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

—m

mm

- - -

-

103

+

391,844

6,520

-

764,100

1ft 155

29,380
+1,158,270

27,454,488

-

64,322

+

18,l44,921
629,507

+
+

490,188
178,948
17,444

-

295,474
373,471

+
+

-

733,149

+1,104,532

+

94

281,150
336,866

19,392,W
4,275,789
36,018
51,158,739

C A P I T A L
A C C O U N T S
Capital-paid In"
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

+

380,820
868,410
188,677
52,596,646

+

+

-

1,678

118

31,045
764,100

700,248

66,138
68,270

+

6,i4o
4, o4o
32
384,120

20,132

26,061
1A

31,669

3,992

+1,158,270

Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit
and F. R. note liabilities combined
4l.3$
3-4#
Contingent liability on acceptances purchased
for foreign correspondents
74,621
1,594
33,784
Industrial loan commitments
355
631
1/ Net change after elimination of Sec. 13b surplus of $27,543,000 on Sept. 2, 1958.
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, JULY 29, 1959
(Acceptances and securities held under repurchase agreement are classified as
maturing within 15 days in accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.)

Within 15 days
16 days to 90 days
91 days to 1 year
Over 1 year to 5 years
Over 5 years to 10 years
Over 10 years
Total



Discounts and
advances
621,421
9,713

236

Industrial
loans

Acceptances

77545"

18,151

U. S. Government
securities
0,631,323
1,174,710
11,301,593
3,881,179

410,385

631,370

25,397

1,059,772
26,458,962

H.4.1(b)
Total
A S S E T S
Gold certificate account
Redemption fund for
F. R. notes
Total gold certificate
reserves

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE B A M ON JULY 29, 1959
PhilaCleveSt.
Boston
New York
Richmond Atlanta Chicago
delphia
land
Louis
(In thousands of dollars)

18,4o6, l4l 879,423

4,772,806 1074,790 1786,082 1059,505
193,61)8

871,565 3247,029

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

691,508

395,566

664,733

661,181 2301,953

42,964

23,528

44,153

San
Franciscc

936,862

56,166

19,343,003

935,589

F.R. notes of other Banks
Other cash

387,985
392,324

34,330
25,873

71,859
73,037

31,393
22,284

14,348
34,496

32,095
26,075

56,865
36,577

31,852
58,242

13,321
27,498

20,789
9,809

22,565
14,518

18,036
14,551

40,532
49,364

Discounts and advances
Industrial loans
Acceptances—
Bought outright
U. S. Govt, securities:
Bought outright—
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
Total
Held under repurchase
agreement

631,370

23,075

68,985

15,595

21,138

40,385

85,995

137,343

26,300

42,679

80,065

22,760

67,050

--

25,397

- -

- -

- -

25,397

60,865

84,542

79,702

4,966,454 1135,655 1870,624 1139,207

"

58,036

176,775

929,601 3423,804 734,472

- -

2,406,900 130,490
605,701 137,256 208,385 154,253 126,853 4l6,520
18,649,726 1011,095 4,693,241 1063,519 1614,656 1195,224 982,915 3227,372
2,867,565 155,465
721,628 163,526 248,268 183,777 151,132 496,238
2,483,771 134,6.58
625,046 141,639 215,040 159,180 130,905 429,821
26,407,962 1431,708 6,645,616 1505,940 2286,349 1692,434 1391,805 4569,951
51,000

419,094 708,886

- -

29,789

86,694

690,970 2388,647

54,821 103,749
97,889
96,069 274,914
758,484 424,785 803,897 744,385 2130,153
116,624
65,315 123,606 114,456 327,530
101,015
56,573 107,063
99,137 283.694
1074,012 601,494 1138,315 1054,047 3016,291

51,000

Total U. S. Govt, sees.

26,458,962 1431,708

6,696,616 1505,940 2286,349 1692,434 1391,805 4569,951 1074,012 601,494 1138.315 1054.047 3016.291

Total loans & securities

27,115,729 1454,783

6,790,998 1521,535 2307,487 1732,819 1477,800 4707,294 1100,312 644,173 1218,380 1076,807 3083,341

Due from foreign banks
Uncollected cash items
Bank premises
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

15
5,020,430
96,199
240,961

1 1 / 4
355,444
923,884
4,463
10,143
13,047
59,219

1
304,539
4,122
13,338

1
457,437
9,371
21,005

1
2
412,088 804,336
9,676
13,229
13,618
40.956

1 2 /
1
1
1
212,4l4 139,058 234,844 227,705 554,761
6,965
5, l4l
4,701
9,130
12,294
9,828
5.450
11,154
9.8l4
28.199

52,596,646 2823,530 12,895,598 3032,867 4714,769 3346,414 2936,226 9079,715 2104,811 1243,514 2215,049 2047,014 6157,139

1/ After deducting $11,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.


2/ Less
than $500.


1
393,920
6,964
15,333

E.4.1(c)
Total
L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits:
Member bank reserves
U.S.Treas.-gen.acct.
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
Deferred availability
cash items
Other liabilities and
accrued dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON JULY 29, 1959
Fhila
CleveSt.
Boston
New York
Richmond Atlanta Chicago
delphia
land
Louis
(In thousands of dollars)

Minneapolis

Kansas
City

Dallas

San
Francisco

27,454,488 1594,395 6,377,139 1744,837 2537,344 2062,905 1491,838 5235,525 1199,753 611,156 1102,708 783,399 2713,489
18,144,921 759,391 4,918,346 874,812 1569,449 789,760 951,678 2832,531 625,727 431,426 800,398 929,950 2661,453
88,204 38,419 51,502 72,734 43,874 63,912 39,966 33,627 46,062 40,023 66,173
629,507 45,011
281,150 15,125 1/83,150 18,150 24,750 13,750 12,925 40,700 10,175
6,600
10,725
14,300
30,800
336,866
643
285,185
1,432 ^ PI o ^ 1 P 1
509
1.050
912
40.825
385
534
19,392,444 820,170 5,374,885 932,813 1646,698 879,345 1009,770 2937,528 676,402 472,162 858,235 985,185 2799,251
4,275,789 326,084

742,349 258,428 397,854 327,388 363,321 687,712 171,696 123,732 194,732 202,954 479,539

36,018

2,056
8,963
1,815
3,j>56
2,110
1.828
5.782
1.400
1,149
1,567
1.682
4.110
51,158,739 2742,705 12,503,336 2937; 893 11.585,^52 3271,748 2866,757 8866,5^7 201*9,251 1208,199 2157^2^2 1973*220 5996^389

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
Surplus
Other capital accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Conting. liab. on acceptances purchased for
foreign correspondents
Industrial loan commit.

380,820
868,410
188.677
52,596,646
74,621
255.

18,858

50,116
11,851

109,733

238,902
43,627

22,751

59,607
12,616

35,966

76,643
16.708

17,094

44,846
12.726

19,632

52,125

39,474 132,159
10.363 28.884

12,717

33,746
9.097

8,669

20,785
5.861

15,560

32,935
9.112

21,905

43,436
8.45%

45,810

95,761
1Q.17Q

2823,530 12,895,598 3032.867 4714,769 3346.414 2936.226 9079.715 2104.811 1243.514 2215.049 2047.0l4 6157. H Q

4,103

2/20,909

4,924

6,714
15-

3,730

3,506

11,04l

2,760

1,791

2,909
340

3,879

8,355

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
F. R. notes outstanding
28,439,60311655,287
Collat. for F. R. notes:
Gold certificate acct. 10,750,000 580,000
Eligible paper
121,960
U. S. Govt, securities 18.810.000 1150,000
Total collateral

6,602,194 1802,706 2590,239 2138,225 1564,275 5355,220 1258,482 627,735 1137,880 834,629 2872,731
2,920,000 640,000

15,595

920,000

--

670,000

—

500,000 2000,000

—

—

430,000

26,300

4.000.000 1200.000 1750.000 1500.000 1100.000 1500.000 915.000

200,000 300,000 290,000 1300,000
-80,065
450.000 850.000

--575.000 1800.000

. , .
,29,681,960 11730,000 6,920,000 1855,595 2670,000 2170,000 1600,000 5500,000 1391,300 650,000 1230,065 865,000 3100,000
1/ After deducting $190,000,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Ttanlfm J
2/ After
deducting $53,712,000 participations of other Federal Reserve Banks.